Im still transitioning getting the La Nuova Era Cuadra set up. Im going to send my Gaggia Classic to my daughter. I simply am going to love my machine.Yep love it. I would be interested to see what some of the long time HX E61 users had to say on the issue.

I have had mine for a couple of weeks a now and although I love it, there is one thing driving me nuts. Having to temp surf!! I use so much water up trying to get it down to 203 (meaning 200 at head) that I have to fill this thing way too often. I understand this is with HX but it just seems like to much water.

That depends on the particular coffee and your individual tastes. Most roasters will give you brew parameters for their coffee that serve as a starting point. Most american espressos are in the 198-202 range, most Europeans brew at cooler temps if I remember correctly.

Sorry gents, but to pull out the bat one more time, I seem to still be having a steaming issue with the machine.

The past few days, I've been running out of steam in the middle of frothing a pitcher. The milk starts to roll, and then just stops. When I look at the pressure gauge, it's reading .3 -.4 BAR, which is just too low.

Here's the odd thing. If I stop the steam, let the machine rebound, and come back up to the 1.0 -1.2 BAR of pressure, I can then steam just fine and the pressure will not drop below .8 BAR.

Doing some research, I found someone on HB with a Rocket HX having the exact same symptoms. I've reached out the OP to see what his final resolution was, and am waiting to hear back from him. Here's the thread:

Sorry gents, but to pull out the bat one more time, I seem to still be having a steaming issue with the machine.

The past few days, I've been running out of steam in the middle of frothing a pitcher. The milk starts to roll, and then just stops. When I look at the pressure gauge, it's reading .3 -.4 BAR, which is just too low.

Here's the odd thing. If I stop the steam, let the machine rebound, and come back up to the 1.0 -1.2 BAR of pressure, I can then steam just fine and the pressure will not drop below .8 BAR.

Doing some research, I found someone on HB with a Rocket HX having the exact same symptoms. I've reached out the OP to see what his final resolution was, and am waiting to hear back from him. Here's the thread:

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